“The innocence of a child coming home from a grocery store with his mother and is victimized, in this way, it shocks the conscience,” CMPD Maj. CMPD believes the shots were fired from a vehicle and do not believe the mother and her son were targeted. Police said someone started shooting before 7 p.m. “I just ask for y’all’s prayers and whoever did this to turn themselves in.” So far, no arrests have been made in the shooting. Reporter Joe Bruno spoke with Carter’s mom Tuesday afternoon. The fundraiser states the goal is to move her and her family from the apartment complex where the shooting happened. “As she grabbed her son for safety, he screamed ‘Ouch!’ As she lifted his shirt, she realized he was struck by a bullet.”Īccording to the fundraiser, Carter’s was forced to quit her job because “they were not accommodating her hours so she can be by Carter’s side in the hospital.” She quickly grabbed her son to safety,” the description states. The fundraiser states Carter and his mom were talking to a neighbor in the apartment breezeway about getting Carter’s hair braided for his first week of pre-K when shots rang out. “We can’t talk about what happened at this point, but it’s just like the incident at Butler - when we’re able to release something, we’ll be more than happy to reveal that information for you.”Ĭar connected with shooting of 4-year-old boy in southeast Charlotte “I can’t reveal anything about that, that’s being investigated, a continuous investigation yes, we’ve been in constant contact with CMPD regarding the incident itself,” Mangum said in response. “We had some rumblings that may have started with a fight at East Meck have you all been contacted by CMPD about that? Any knowledge of that?” Channel 9′s Jonathan Lowe asked CMS Police Chief Lisa Mangum. In the wake of the shooting, Channel 9 asked the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Police Chief about reports that the shooting may have started with a fight at East Mecklenburg High School. You can listen to those calls at this link. The caller added that police were at the location earlier but needed to return. In another call, a witness asks for first responders and says that there were kids outside and they just heard gunshots. The first caller told the dispatcher, “Oh my God, hurry up, my baby got shot, please hurry up, please hurry up.” The caller pleads with dispatch while other witnesses in the background can be heard wailing and calling for help. 6, CMPD released portions of the 911 calls made by witnesses at the scene. There is damage to the driver-side fender and right-passenger door, CMPD said. The car has a sunroof and doesn’t have a tag.
The suspect’s vehicle fled the scene, making a left-hand turn onto Wallace Road toward Monroe Road, CMPD said.
A 4-year-old girl was shot and seriously injured. Suspect's car CMPD says someone inside this car drove into Wallace Woods Apartments and started firing a gun.
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